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Love Her or Lose Her by Tessa Bailey

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lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

The Haunting of Sunshine Girl by Paige McKenzie

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adventurous mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

In Order to Live: A North Korean Girl's Journey to Freedom by Maryanne Vollers, Yeonmi Park

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emotional hopeful informative medium-paced

4.0

Very informative about what it takes to escape the oppression of N Korea. The strength displayed is unimaginable. 
You or Someone You Love: Reflections from an Abortion Doula by Hannah Matthews

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informative medium-paced

3.75

This was informative and interesting though not quite what I was expecting. It's more of a primer on how you effectively support someone moving through abortion than stories about people who have experienced them(though there certainly are stories all throughout). Definitely a helpful read on expanding mindsets and challenging your thinking patterns. 
The Birth of the Pill: How Four Crusaders Reinvented Sex and Launched a Revolution by Jonathan Eig

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adventurous informative slow-paced

3.75

This was fascinating and also a VERY slow read. So many details, some interesting, some superfluous, most beneficial to the overall story of the pill coming essentially from a ragtag team with barely any money but a big dream. 
All My Rage by Sabaa Tahir

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emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Seek You: A Journey Through American Loneliness by Kristen Radtke

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informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

Fascinating and beautiful art 
The Good Enough Job: Reclaiming Life from Work by Simone Stolzoff

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inspiring fast-paced

3.5

It's a slef help book to quit working so much. It can only be so great. But it was interesting and good reminders to keep yourself focused on the shit that matters instead of promotions and unreasonable sums of money in salary and bonus. Life is more than work. 
The Girl Who Takes an Eye for an Eye by David Lagercrantz

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adventurous lighthearted mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

The Extra Woman: How Marjorie Hillis Led a Generation of Women to Live Alone and Like It by Joanna Scutts

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emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced

4.0

This was fascinating but did drag a bit at the end. I found myself skimming most of the last chapter, but still, Marjorie Hillis is interesting and I realized how much of culture today I can see her fingerprints on. Wild!